The Chatham County grand jury has issued a no bill on murder and related charges for Port Wentworth police officers Loren Scholes III and Michael McDonald.

The charges were linked to the June 26 death of Deshone Travis in Port Wentworth.

A no bill means the grand jurors found insufficient evidence to send the case to Superior Court for trial.

The two officers opened fire on Travis as he backed his car out of a driveway on Corsair Circle in the city’s Newport subdivision.

Police Chief Matt Libby said at the time that his officers’ lives were placed in “imminent danger” when Travis, described as a suspect in a robbery at Pooler’s Wendy’s on June 25, rapidly backed his car toward them.

Read more in Thursday’s Savannah Morning News and here at savannahnow.com.

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The police officers that are on duty are there to protect your lousy butt! Let them do their job, would you do what they do for the crappy pay they receive and.... put their lives on the line? I can answer that for you NO you would not!! I for one, am thankful for the job they do. Port Wentworth..... All of you ..... THANK YOU.

Look, this kid didn't get shot because he was black, this kid got shot because he didn't know the rules of the game and failed to obey orders. Is it sad? Of course it is.

When I first started driving, my grandfather took me aside and told me that when you get pulled over or have a negative interaction with the police, be polite, follow instructions, then get everything sorted out afterwards because they're authority while you're there. He said they are dealing with the crap of the crap, and sometimes a little bit of it can rub off if one has a particularly bad day, but on the whole they're blue collar guys just trying to earn an honest living.

Other options?... From what I read here at the time they banged the window and yelled at him to stop. His decisions and actions directly contributed to the outcome. He chose to run, ignore their order to stop, he put the key in the ignition, put it reverse and hit the gas. I've been stopped by that same police dept. They were professional. I matched the description of a suspect. I knew I was innocent, but didn't run. I had my keys, but did not go until they told me I was "free to go." You listen to people in authority, especially the police. You don't run. Much less try to run them over. A car is a deadly weapon & could have very easily killed them. Their job is to protect us. In order to protect us, they have to protect themselves and each other. The grand jury made the right decision. I'm sure this has been very difficult for them and I am sure they wish this could have ended without having to fire their weapons.

oh, it's really easy for someone who knows only the facts posted by the media to read into a situation and place blame on law enforcement. News flash: the whole world is not filled with lazy, dirty, corrupted individuals like the conspiracy driven media would have you believe. Yes, bad things do happen, and bad people do exist. But, not everyone is out to shoot the black guy! The main reason racism still exists in this community is because so many people refuse to admit their own weaknesses and blame others for their failures. Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, we are all different and that's just the way it is. Who Cares? Grow up!

But for the record: I might not carry a weapon, but try to run over my behind with a vehicle and I'm using every option for deadly force I can come up with. There's something to be said for the survival instinct. Try being law enforcement and having to second guess your survival instinct because some tool might try to file a lawsuit on you later as a way to make a quick buck and get their 15 minutes of fame. More food for thought: When was the last time the cops came to your door to question and you ran because you were innocent?

1. "When the victim got back in the car, why didn't the cops break his window then Tase the guy?"

He could have grabbed a gun OR the shock could have sent the vehicle out of control, killing the innocent bystanders that were supposedly watching what was going on (then the PD would have been sued for that...)

2. "When the 2nd cop drove up, why didn't he pull right up to the back bumper of the stopped vehicle? Why didn't one of the cops shoot the tires on the vehicle?"

Maybe he didn't know that was his car. Shooting the tires does not prevent the car from moving, or from being a deadly weapon.

3. "Is it police procedure to shoot to kill if a suspect attempts to leave the scene? Do you think that the cop was standing directly behind the suspects car, and had to jump out of the way to keep from being run down? Not according to the witnesses. If the cops thought they had a suspect, why didn't they place him in cuffs, or the back seat of the cop car? If the cop gave the keys back, does that not mean you can go? At that point you have no reason to obey orders from the cops."

Sign up for law enforcement classes for clarification on all procedures 1-3. The witnesses may be biased.

TO ALL YOU INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE POSTING ABOUT THIS CASE AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE FACTS, SHUT THE H*** UP!!!! DESHONE TRAVIS DID "NOT" HAVE ANOTHER SET OF KEYS!!!!! THAT IS AN OUT RIGHT LIE!!!!. DID YOU KNOW THAT OFFICER MICHAEL McDONALD DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE TO CARRY A FIRE ARM????? OFFICER LOREN SCHOLES AND OFFICER McDONALD OUT RIGHT MURDERED THIS YOUNG "UNARMED" MAN FOR NO REASON!!!! IT IS REALLY FUNNY HOW EVERY SINGLE TIME THERE IS A SITUATION THAT INVOLVES A POLICE OFFICER AND A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN IN THIS "COUNTY" THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS (GBI) "ALWAYS" FIND THE MURDER JUSTIFIABLE!!!!! I WONDER WHO ARE THE AGENTS DOING THE INVESTIGATION????? I AM VERY HAPPY THAT "DISTRICT ATTORNEY" LARRY CHISHOLM FORWARDED THE INVESTIGATION TO THE "FBI"!!!! MAYBE THE TRAVIS FAMILY WILL GET JUSTICE!!! AND THE BARNEY FIFE POLICE OFFICERS OF PORT WENTWORTH WILL PAY FOR MURDERING AN UNARMED MAN!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!

I'm one of those that knows the facts only as the media presented but don't you think the grand jury had all the facts. But I find it very hard to believe that 2 cops decided they were going to just kill this guy because they just wanted to. Weren't there witnesses/bystanders?

and I'd never want to trade places with them, but I can't even imagine how rough this has been for the officers involved in the shooting. Taking another human being's life is no small thing, and I've heard from people that have had to do it in clear cut circumstances that it's emotionally devastating. I can safely surmise that these officers wish they had not done it, even apart from all of the second guessing and legal troubles they have had to deal with, and would have preferred to not be put in that situation by the guy trying to run over them...

I read this article months ago, the witnesses all said that the young man was pulling Away from the officers. They all agreed that no one's life was ever in danger and couldn't believe deadly force was used.

BECAUSE THE MEDIA SAID IT, THAT MAKES IT TRUE??? PLEASE BE SERIOUS!!! YOU PEOPLE CAN'T BE THAT D**N NAIVE!!! TO ALLEVIATE ALL THE MEDIA SAID, DO LIKE I DID AND GO TO THE COURTS AND GET THE INVESTIGATION REPORT AND READ IT FOR YOURSELVES!!! ALSO SEE WHO SAT ON THE GRAND JURY ANOTHER INTERESTING TOPIC OF DISCUSSION !! IT IS "PUBLIC RECORD NOW"!!! STOP ALL THIS D**N SPECULATING AND (READ IT FOR YOURSELVES!)!! YOU HAVE OFFICERS WHO WERE NOT LICENSED TO CARRY FIREARMS AND THE EVIDENCE WAS TAMPERED WITH IT IS IN THE REPORTS, DUH!!! READ IT FOR YOURSELVES PEOPLE!!!!!!

brings before it and any witnesses to an event. Apparently in this case there was not enough evidence to warrant an indictment.

Ask anyone who is not a professional killer or sociopath what it feels like to shoot someone, even in defense of your own life or that of your family.

Most of us were brought up in the belief that it is NOT acceptable to kill another person. And yet, in the military or law enforcement those who serve are trained to do exactly that. And when their job is done we expect them to suddenly switch gears and live a 'normal' life as if nothing ever happened.

I have heard many times that it is 'better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6 '(to your grave).

The jury is not perfect. No judicial system is. But until someone comes up with a better way of deciding whether or not a crime has been committed it is far more reliable than the decision of one person or the Court of Public Opinion.

we're dealing with people commenting here that believe law enforcement personnel have to have a pistol permit. I'm assuming they're talking about a concealed pistol permit, because that's the only kind of weapon permit issued by the State of Georgia. The fact of the matter is, Georgia law enforcement personnel are exempt from portions of Title 16, Chapter 11, related to the carrying of firearms. Even retired Georgia law enforcement are not required to carry a concealed permit by virtue of their retirement (in good standing). So, what I'm saying here is, people are submitting opinion and comments here, that don't know what the **** they're talking about in the first place.

SMNR, I used to read Mirv all the time and never really knew what was so offensive to get banned all the time. Stick around SMNR. Personally, I never found Mirv offensive. Back to the topic. I wasn't there and can only assume the grand jury had enough evidence to clear these two officers. And I can't imagine anyone whether police men, or men fighting in wars actually wanting to kill someone just for the sake of killing.

Your posts from yesterday and this morning are exactly my thoughts. The Grand Jury sees evidence nobody else does. I don't believe they had a predetermined notion to not indict. Of course, the family still has the option of taking their case to civil court.

You have a better memory than I do. Although I strongly believe that people should not be silenced that doesn't apply to racial slurs. I'm a big girl though and probably would not have had him deleted unless it was totally disgusting.

Now that the Grand Jury has completed their task there will probably never be any criminal charges filed. I don't see the FBI doing much about this case unless the issues of what happened in the last term of the Grand Jury comes out.

One member of the last Grand Jury happened to live in PW, was a vocal critic and black. Chief Libby provided the DA's Office and the Grand Jury with 236 pages of investigative documents about this one member of the Grand Jury to include speeding tickets for her Grandson to try and get her removed.

Chief Libby admitted such to Councilam Tim Holbrook and that councilman did nothing.

So, when you servie in a Grand Jury it seems the police can do a complete check on your entire family to protect one or two of their own.

If anyone on here doubts what I just posted contact the above mentioned councilman or the Police Chief yourself. I call that jury tampering but others, Like Councilman Time Holbrook feel it was justified.

It is intersting haow very close your comments are to those of self-proclaimed 'activist' Ms. Alicia Blakely. She, too, is convinced that race is the primary driver for these offficers carrying out their duties as they have been trained. The same sentiment is evident in the comments posted by PortWentworthSam. I have followed this case very closely from the beginning and suggest you go back read the case file as you have included incorrect facts in your post. Officer McDonald was NOT charged with carrying a weapon witthout a license. And the suspect was NOT UNARMED...He was armed with a vehicle.

A young man lost his life for making a choice. I pray for his family, as I pray for these police officers. Let them rejoin their brothers in blue and continue to serve and protect the citizeens of Port Wentworth! Thank you Officers!

JetDoc you seem to have lost your mind. I did not imply the shooting was racist in motovation. I clearly stated facts concerning another PW citizens who happened to be on the Grand Jury. How can you justify the PW Chief of Police doing a complete background investigation on one of the members of the Grand Jury to include her entire family and then sending a 236 page report to the forman and DA? even a BLIND MAN can see the motovation behind that. He wanted to protect his officers and tamper with the Grand Jury process. Those are the facts. Nothing can change that. Chief Libby tried to influence the Grand Jury.

And some of us thought that when Obama landed in the White House that worn out card would be thrown out of the deck.

Maybe ALL of us should just scream 'Racism!!!" whenever something doesn't suit us.

Even when the crime is black-on-black and the officers, lawyers and others involved are Black you still get people who want to divert our attention away from the facts of a case and turn it into a 'color' thing.

So maybe ALL of us-White, Asian, Greek, whatever should do it too.
That way we could keep the cases all tangled up for as long as possible, the suspects could sit in jail awaiting trial and be off the streets and NOTHING would ever get settled in the Courts.

This way the Government could 'create jobs' by building more jails and hiring more corrections officers. Of course that would mean a tax increase because There Ain't No Free Lunch!